IV.2.2.a. A METAMORPHOSIS SEEN UP CLOSE

MENU: 4.2.2.a. Metamorphosis seen up close

THE ELITE'S MOST IMMEDIATE CONCERN:

THE CITY'S MEDIEVAL INFRASTRUCTURE

OR THE FEAR OF "BARBARIANS" ?

Observing the changes shows

the priority of repressing revolt,  

a result of the June insurrection

Claude Abron

Why the colossal 19th-century esplanade? 

In brief

• "An ounce of prevention:" churches and a park 

• Open the town to the army

• A military network at the city's heart

• A fountain where the Emperor crushes Socialism

• The new arteries' military purpose

• The "masterly line" through the working-class east

• Blue-collar neighborhoods' grand open spaces

• At Notre-Dame Cathedral, repression replaces eternity 

• Results of planning Latin Quarter bombardment 

• The hospital garden 

*    *    *

Next,
"An ounce of prevention:" churches and a park